Editing Pierre Bachelet (section)

== Career ==
In the 1970s, Bachelet had some international success under the name Resonance with the hit "OK Chicago".{{fact|date=June 2022}}

His other hit songs include "Elle est d'ailleurs" (1980),<ref name="Devoir">{{cite news|url=https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/musique/74957/deces-de-pierre-bachelet|title=Décès de Pierre Bachelet|date=16 February 2005|work=Le Devoir |location=Canada |language=French|accessdate=23 December 2010}}</ref> "Écris-moi" (1982), "Marionnettiste" (1985), "En l'an 2001" (1985) and "Vingt ans" (1987). He also composed music for movies, including ''[[Emmanuelle (1974 film)|Emmanuelle]]'' (1974),<ref name="Devoir"/> ''[[Story of O (film)|Story of O]]'' (1975), ''[[Black and White in Color]]'' (1976), ''[[Coup de tête]]'' (1979), ''[[Les Bronzés font du ski]]'' (1979),<ref name="Devoir"/> the British-made ''[[Sex with the Stars]]'' (1980), and ''[[The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik-Yak|Gwendoline]]'' (1984). [[Robert Fripp]] won an out-of-court settlement over the use of music in ''Emmanuelle'' based on [[King Crimson]]'s "Larks' Tongues in Aspic".<ref>[http://www.elephant-talk.com/wiki/Interview_with_Robert_Fripp_in_Live!_Music_Review Interview with Robert Fripp in Live! Music Review]</ref> His songs from the film ''[[Emmanuelle (1974 film)|Emmanuelle]]'' called "Emmanuelle in the Mirror" and "Theme from Emmanuelle" were sampled in the [[Lily Allen]] song "[[Littlest Things]]", released in December 2006. He also wrote the score of a few commercials and TV films.{{fact|date=June 2022}}

He would return to score further ''Emmanuelle'' films, such as ''[[Emmanuelle 5]]'' (1987) and ''[[Emmanuelle 7]]'' (1992). He also did the score for the French film ''[[A Crime in Paradise|Un crime au paradis]]'' (2001), which was another success for him.{{fact|date=June 2022}}

His signature tune, "[[Les corons]]", released in 1982, is notably used as the supporters' anthem for the football club [[RC Lens]].{{fact|date=June 2022}}

Bachelet bore a physical and voice resemblance to [[Jacques Brel]], and had a similar onstage demeanor. Bachelet held Brel's work in high respect, and his last release while alive was a [[cover version|cover album]] of Brel songs.{{fact|date=June 2022}}

In 2000, Bachelet was nominated for a Cesar Award for his musical score in ''[[The Children of the Marshland]]''.{{fact|date=June 2022}}

Bachelet wrote, composed and became artistic director for George Chakiris, who would sing songs such as "Mon pays c'est le soleil" (1979) and "La chanson de Bernardo" (1981). He also composed melodies for Véronique Jannot, notably the melody for "J'ai fait l'amour avec la mer" (1982) and "Si t'as pas compris" (1985). In 2004, he also composed three melodies for Patrizia Grilo including two previously unreleased songs and a cover of her hit "Elle est d'ailleurs" in the Italian version "Di un altro mondo".

Bachelet became an actor for the series ''Van Loc: un grand cop de Marseille'' broadcast on TF1 from 1992 to 1998. He appeared in the episode "For the Love of Marie" broadcast in January 1997 in which he played the role of a banker named Charleval.

He wrote the texts and took care of the staging of the spectacle of the transition to the year 2000 of the city of Marseille. This show consisted of playing skits for schoolchildren in Marseilles to recount the main events of the 20th <abbr>century</abbr>. Bachelet also intervened as "Monsieur Loyal" between the different scenes. His texts dealt with a man's choices, his doubts, his mistakes, his desire for love, and wars.